Testing Paint Strippers/Removers: Kwik Strip vs Watco vs Citristrip. The Results May Surprise You!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2022
- I tested 3 different paint strippers/removers on an old dresser with multiple coats of paint, glaze and it's original finish in this side by side challenge. All 3 had their pros and cons but one certainly did not live up to my expectations.
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If only every TH-camr were like you. This video brought tears to my eyes. No blathering and awful jokes. No technical terms. Excellent lighting and side by side comparison. And the icing on the cake? Just the right length for the video. You’re a national hero Ms. Lady.
Tears? Really?
@@diego_villena lol
Tears ? Tf
@@davida5053 Calm down. Do you take every comment on TH-cam literally?
@@diego_villena Yup! Not too often you get a well made review video.
Definitely the best, most concise diy video that I have seen. Very fair comparisons. Equal techniques. Great safety information included. She got to work right away on the process in her video without a lot of talk. Related to the viewer without talking like they needed to be hand held. Pleasant music during the downtime where things processed along without needing to make comments. Thanks!
I have a house built in 1932 that has 9 doors I have to strip and paint. They used to have a varnish underneath, and they each have a Baker's dozen layers of paint on them. This video was perfect! I use Watco for other wood products, I liked its results best in this experiment. Thank you for your hard work putting this video together!
You did an excellent job with this video. Thank you for being so thorough! It was so helpful!
Fantastic - thank you for taking the time to show us these differences!
Great job! I really enjoyed watching your process of removing the old paint using scrapers. Thank you for sharing your experience with the products.
This is outstanding. From a first time furniture refinisher, thank you so much!
WOW, I love your channel! Very well-spoken, honest, and great production value of the vids. PLUS, you get the most beautiful pieces to refinish. I don't like MCM but wow this cabinet is beautiful. Thank you.
Super informative, just what I needed to decide what was best for some old cabinets I'm renovating! Thank you 😎
Excellent demonstration of paint stripping. Thanks.
Excellent explanation, testing and attention to detail. You rock 💪
I'm preparing to strip my kitchen cabinets and had no idea which stripper to use. Kwik Strip it is! Thanks for doing the work for me.
This is such an incredibly helpful video! Thank you so much❤
Oh...em...geeeee!!!!! This video was absolutely #SUPER! THANK YOUUU for this review. I completely wasted my time with the Citristrip and unfortunately, at first, did not use the proper safety equipment while using this product. Love love LOOOVE this video and now I know exactly which stripper to buy! Thanks again!
Wow this was a very informative video! Thank you so much! Will be buying either kiwk strip or watco!
Thank you for this. The info is appreciated.
This video is perfect. It’s going to save me a ton of time and money. Thank you.
Good job, very helpful. Just purchased Kwik-strip yesterday.
Thank you! This video was VERY helpful! I just spent 4 hours sanding a dresser a only got the top done 🤦🏻♀️
Thank you so much for this very detailed demonstration of all 3 products! I appreciate all of your time, hard work and thoughtful effort to bringing forth this content. The finished restoration piece looks amazing!
You are so welcome!
Thank you ! This is exactly the video I was needing to see.
Glad it was helpful!
Another amazing comparison, Cynthia. Thank you for testing these products so we don't have to! You are the best teacher, and such an inspiration!
Thanks Pam. I am glad that you find them helpful. I have always done comparisons like this for myself and I am glad to share my experience with my viewers to save you the trouble of doing it and hopefully save you money so you know the best one to purchase. Thanks for watching!
I bought citristrip in the past for the same reason. I will try the watco on my next project. Thanks!
I love and appreciate how thorough you are in this comparison. I am pregnant and have been wanting to strip and repaint a crib that we got. Had I not watched this, I probably wouldn't have paid as much attention to the warning about the harmful chemicals causing health issues for an unborn child. I guess I'll just have to leave the stripping work to my hubby. And possibly the painting too. Have you heard of QCS? It's non-toxic. I called them to ask if it works on paint and they said that it has been found to work on older latex paints but not so much on the newer ones. Would love to get your opinion on it!
I went into this with a bias towards CitriStrip and you've rocked my world
That was a very good video. You have put me on the correct path.
Fantastic video. Thank you for this very helpful video.
Thank you for this! I thought the same thing about Citristrip. The transformation was worth the hard work! You got a beautiful piece there.
You are so welcome!
Very well done video on stripping furniture. I thought Citristrip was safer than the others. This is insightful. Good to be reminded of why we use all these recommended safety wear. I wear it all. I’m gonna be using ONLY Watco & Kwickstrip in the future.
Hi Janice. I am glad that you liked the video! Please give it a thumbs up and please wear protective gear when you use the powerful chemicals.
It's gorgeous!!! Thanks for the comparison. I've used Kwik Strip and Stripeze for years. I tried Citristrip years ago and found it did not work well at all. I've not tried Watco, but I will in the future. Thanks again. You did a great job on the bureau!
Thanks Ed!
Very informative. Thank you for doing this video. Kwik Strip or Watco - I''ll remember that.
Thanks for all the information i will be going with Watco
Over the years I had stripped maybe five or six pieces with big gaps of time between. Last month I started stripping my cabinets in my kitchen just so that I could repaint them to match my newer cabinets that were added. There was the original finish plus two layers of paint that I knew of that had been done since the house was built in 58. I jumped on the citrusstrip bandwagon after watching several videos, unfortunately not comparison ones. What an unholy mess. I can't tell you how many hours I've put into this and still have many to go, just to clean them up so I can paint. I personally will never use citrus strip again. Thank you for the honesty and work you put into this I wish I had seen it earlier!!
what a revelation to learn Citristrip is just as dangerous as the others. I too, bought it in the past because I thought it was safer. Lesson learned. End result is beautiful!!
Glad you found the info helpful! Thanks for watching.
Wow!!! Thank you for this video!!
Glad it was helpful!
I needed this video. I used citri strip on an armoire a few months ago because it was advertised as the safer, easier option… the whole process was so tedious and frustrating that I set the project back into my storage unit and haven’t worked on ANY furniture since. With this video, I’m thinking I can go back and try again
Same! Wish I had seen this video two days ago after I spent several hours trying to strip a table with citristrip. Ugh.
It was helpful. The final job ended totally beautiful.
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This video was very helpful! I liked that you used the same conditions for each strippers. I went to Lowes looking for either Kwit or Watco and it only had Citristrip and Klean Strip Priemium Stripper. Totally inspired by you. I brought the Klean Striper was able to get one pair of chemical gloves there as well. So wish me luck on this one. I'm stripping a door and it has a few coats of paint on it. The directions say to leave it on 15 to 30 minutes then repeat if necessary and wash off with Minieral Spirits or a n abrasive pad.
If you got extra money, there's also non-toxic QCS spray. No mineral spirits needed. Just water.
super helpful!!!!! thank u for this comparison
Glad it was helpful!
I just discovered your channel. I’m impressed. Thanks for doing a thorough job in testing. These three strippers. I’ve used two of them and wasn’t thrilled with either of them. I think you may have saved me a lot of money!
I have seen citristrip used with great success by applying a thick layer and then covering the whole area with a thick plastic trash bag and leaving it overnight. The layers of paint come off like melted butter. In my experience it seems to work just as well as the first two brands just a lot slower.
I've used it by placing cling wrap over it, but why bother? The only reason I used it was because I thought it was safer. If the other two work faster, then why not just use them in the first place? Unless it's just because of the pleasent smell that Citristrip offers?
I just bought Citristrip, because I also thought it was safer. I’ll pickup safety equipment in the morning. But, I may continue to use it. All I’m doing is removing the finish off a metal door, so I’m not trying to have perfect wood grain. Then I’ll sand, prime and paint.
I am working on a project and thanks to this video I am going to WalMart to pick up some Watco.
Well done presentation. Great video technique and sound and the test was done very well. Thanks a LOT... 👍😉
This was very informative! Thank you for sharing!
Glad it was helpful!
THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU HELPED ME MAKE UP MY MIND. I HAVE THE WATCO AND THE KLEAN STRIP BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE. I WILL BE USING THE KLEAN STRIP...
Glad it was helpful! Just be certain to use the same woodstripper for the entire project!!!
Very enlightening! I'm glad I didn't purchase that Citrus Strip that I was going to. I usually use Kwik Strip. Thanks for sharing this information. 🙂👍
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That was very informative. I am presently using the watco on a dresser and was going to go and purchase the citrus (that’s what I normally would use) but after viewing this I will continue using the stinky watco stripper.
Thank you so much for this demonstration!
Way back in the early 1980's I stripped all the woodwork in my house. That included the living room, dining room and front hall, the entire stairway, including steps, risers and two landings, and the upstairs hall. Altogether I did six doorways, four doors, six full size window frames, two small windows on the stairway and all the baseboard. Working at it on weekends, it took about 18 months. What can I say? I was young, ambitious and stupid. LOL! Before this I had already stripped several pieces of furniture that I rescued from junk shops.
While I did wear rubber gloves, I didn't use any of the other protective gear and I think I just put the debris into garbage bags. That was probably a bad idea even though nothing really terrible ever happened. Thank goodness. I will say -- for anyone who's never done this -- DO wear heavy rubber gloves and long sleeves. These chemicals burn if you happen to touch them. And wear clothes you do not care about, as well. The stripper does wash out and won't damage most cottons but I cannot guarantee they won't damage blends.
BTW, it's a great idea to put all the debris in a cardboard box. I hadn't thought of that.
Now it's been 40 years and I'm about to strip a side counter in my kitchen that is in front of an inset window. It's just a little project, about 2' by 4', but I think it would be a vast improvement showing the exposed wood. Plus, it was a mess before.
And I'm so glad I watched this video first. Besides the idea of using a cardboard box to hold the debris, it also shows how well paint tape protects areas you don't want to strip. I'd rather not have to repaint the walls around the area when I'm finished. They don't guarantee that it will protect from stripper so I'll still be careful along the edges. But I have it up. And, after watching your demonstration, I'm glad I did not buy the Citristrip. I thought about it before I saw this video but I happened to choose Kwik Strip.
BTW, I've never used mineral spirits to clean off the wood. I had just washed it with Pine-Sol then sanded it down. I know mineral spirits or turpentine is supposed to thin or remove any left over but it bothers me to mix the two chemicals.
Well, wish me luck. It's 3:20 a.m., but the day will be hot. So I plan to start in just a few minutes. And I'd rather do this while I can keep my windows open and the fan running.
UPDATE: I was wrong about the brand I'm using. Mine is called Klean Strip Premium Stripper. It also has the same warnings and directions. Waiting for the 2nd coat at this point. These old paints. Most are oil based and difficult.
Quick strip is now called Klean strip. The removed the chemical that used to burn your skin so the new strippers are less "painful" to use. Be certain to wear a good respirator and open all the windows! I always use LOTS of stripper and let it sit 15 minutes. Watch some of my more recent videos to get detailed info about how to strip furniture. thanks for watching!
Excellent video. Thanks
Thank you , great video. I was ready to buy the Citrus brand. I thought as you did, it would be safer than other brands. So glad I watched !
Glad it was helpful!
Great vid. Subscribed.
awesome video! thank you!
This was a very helpful video tutorial on furniture stripping. I used citrustrip last summer and boy was it ever a lot of work to get the paint removed! I've removed paint in the past and never had the amount of work and poor results I ended up having with Citrustrip. Your furniture turned out great!
Thanks you Judy!
Thank you for the comparison. I almost bought the citrus stripper. 👍
In the process of stripping old paint on window frame of 1948 house, I've found Citrus Strip the least bothersome paint striper in indoor use.
Ideally you want to be outside or in garage with garage door open
Thank you so much for this!
You are welcome!Thanks for watching!
Omg, thank you for this 😊
Another fantastic video
Glad you enjoyed it
Great vid
Thank you this was very helpful
Thank you so much for this video ❤️❤️❤️
You are so welcome!
Thank you for always going above and beyond to educate. I too thought Citristrip was "safer" so felt it was worth having to use more and leave it on longer. I'll be trying one of those other brands. Always look forward to your videos!
Thanks for your comments Virginia-nice to hear from you again. Glad you liked this video- please give it a thumbs up!
love the comparison and the method. bought the citrus before watching this.
Hands down the best tutorial, test, and educational video out there. Thank you.
Wow, thanks!
Thanks for this very helpful video. The Kwik Strip has been discontinued. I have heard that Citristrip has changed formulas and doesn't work as it did in the past.
Thanks for this video. I used CitrusStrip several years ago and found it extremely frustrating. My go to now has been Kwikstrip.
Glad it helped!
great info, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks so much!
You are very welcome! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for restoring this MCM piece. I hate to see these beautiful pieces of furniture covered over with paint. It looks fabulous!
I agree! Thank you!
Very surprising. I too use Citrus strip. But it looks like this test shows me I should try the others.
Great info and content, congrats from a new follower from Morocco
Welcome aboard! YEAH!!! Another subscriber!!!! Thank you!
you are a genius! thank youuuuuuuuuuu
I like the music near the end during 2nd scraping all 3
Thank you!
this is awesome. 👌 thx for the tip!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent, thank you!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
THIS VIDEO ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD ABOUT STRIPPERS. I BOUGHT CITRISTRIP ONCE AND DIDN'T LIKE THE RESULTS AT ALL. WHEN A STRIPPER DOESN'T DO THE JOB YOU NEED IT TO DO, YOUR PROJECT BECOMES WAY COSTLIER IN THE END. I TOO WAS MISGUIDED BY IT'S CLAIM OF BEING SAFTER.I HAVE SOME HEIRLOM PIECES I NEED TO USE STRIPPER ON. ALL THREE HAVE LEAD BASED PAINT ON THEM AND I'M HOPING FOR A RAPID STRIPPING SO I CAN GET TO FINISHING THEM. ALL PIECES ARE ANTIQUE. IT IS MY HOPE TO HAVE LIGHT COLORED STAIRN , BUT MAYBE THAT WON'T BE POSSIBLE. DARKER STRAIN PRETTY MUCH HELPS IN HIDING SOME OF THE DARKER THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO A FINISH. THANK YOU FOR DOING THE SIDE BY SIDE TESTS OF THE PAINT REMOVERS. I FOUND IT MORE THAN HELPFUL.
Thanks!
Great test although I have found Citrustrip works best when covered with plastic and allowed to sit for a minimum of 4 hours. Extra tip: leave the plastic wrap on while scraping, makes cleanup much easier. But thank you for the info as in the end with the safety being all the same the other two seem faster.
You will note in the video, I left plastic on the citri strip for 24 hours. I have always used plastic- yes it does work better. However, since there is no safety advantage to using citristrip, I am now using kwik strip. Today I stripped an entire vanity in less than 3 hours. With Citri strip it would have taken at least 24 hours.!
I completely agree she didn't use the overnight plastic like the manufacturer suggested. I found it works the same as the other two products with less effects on the environment and no VOC's like they produce. You can use what you want but i'll use the less volatile product and get the same results.
@@lvlnglgs I ended up trying the non green strippers and the odor was so vile I don't care how much faster they work, for myself and the planet I will stick with the low VOC strippers. My projects can wait a few hours. Better still I like to use my heat gun. Much faster and clean-up is a snap!
@@AskingSpot we dont care
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Beautiful
What a lot of work,,,but it turned out beautiful,,,,I love wood and paint..
Thank you very much!
Thank you for this. I bought the citrus one but after watching this I will be taking it back. Since the health info is the same I would rather not have that stuff sitting over night.
Klean strip or quik strip work SO fast! Just be certain to wear a good respirator and open all doors and windows.
Good job!
Fantastic site-by-side comparison! Thank you for this! I learned a lot!
I found this video to be very informative. I too thought that citrustrip was less harmful, thank you for the tips.
You are welcome. Glad you found it helpful!
I have been using 70% isopropyl alcohol on a antique door I'm stripping it doesn't stink bad and no harsh chemicals that cause health defects and it works well.
I lay a paper towel over the area I am stripping then soak it then leave for an hour then come back to it soft and gooey, light scraping pulls up strips of paint. The door had 7 colors on it and all of it came up, it works much better if the alcohol is still wet or it hardens back up...though made it easy to clean.
thanks i will try it
Citrus strip contains a wax that is supposed to keep it from drying out. I found it to leave a slimy mess I could not remove even with alcohol as per the instructions. The others can be easily cleaned with mineral spirits. Good luck on refinishing over that residual mess.
Thank you
Have always used quick strip
I just found a solution to stripping painted metal. I apply the stripper and wait. Then I use a small pressure washer. The paint comes off nicely. But does require a second coat in spots. But that is usually no matter what you strip.
Nic video!
I too thought that Citristrip was a safer option, I now know better. As far as how Citristrip performs, I have been greatly disappointed. My last project had 3 layers of paint and the original finish. I ended up with a purple hue on my wood possibly because of a chemical reaction with the original finish. The battle was won in the end and I have a beautiful library table (thanks to my husband).
I too thought it was. However, when you read the safety data sheet you will see that it has the same precautions listed as the others. Kwik Strip is SO much faster!!!
Thank you for putting this test together. It was very helpful. For two months I have been watching refinishing videos to learn how best to attack a family heirloom victrola that someone had spray painted. My first thought was to go with the citrastrip because like you, I thought it safer. I’ll be using watch or quick strip after watching. Thank you again.
I am glad you found it helpful. I hope you gave the video a thumbs up to let TH-cam know that it is of value. Thanks for watching!
Really nice
Thanks for the video; very informative. I also noticed you started to clean the putty knife after each pass, a technique I learned as you don't want to force paint pigments into the wood fibers. The old Methylene Chloride strippers would have the paint bubbling in about 64 seconds. By the time you had it spread out, you be ready to start removing. They'd also do about 7 or eight layer of paint (often lead paint, which gets really hard) in one pass. Oh well; they were taken off the market by an overzealous regulatory system, so now you have to take about 10 times the amount of hours to get the job done. Thanks again and your work came out beautiful. I hope the piece finds a good home.
I just found a stripper that says meyhalene chloride actually and I was shocked.
@@brittnyblain9762 I'll bet it works great. Share if you can.
@@jazbuilding , do you have a death wish? it really is not good for you.
@@vsvnrg3263 I don't have a death wish. I'm not sure what you're talking about, but if it's in regard to Methalene Chloride paint strippers, then they are perfectly safe, when used correctly; like many things we take for granted in everyday life.
@@jazbuilding , if youve got a fume cupboard they might be safe for you. you seem to be in denial of what materials data sheets and government health and safety groups say about the stuff. furthermore, this bullshit about methylene chloride strippers being better than other "enviro" strippers is not what ive found. the best stripper i found was a citrus based stripper. but ive noticed that there are a lot of citrus haters here on youtube. i'd say they were using bad quality brands of citrus strippers. and perhaps no good citrus strippers on sale at the moment other posts indicate a quality drop. i havent used any strippers for more than 10 years. the best stripper i ever used was a citrus stripper that i bought to give it a try and i was truly impressed. it ticked all the boxes. good depth, quick, softened all types of paint except old style french polish. i'm talking house paint strippers here, i need to point out. auto strippers are a different matter. the best of them wasnt a stripper, just an auto paint thinner. and not good for my health i might add.
Good test!
I miss methylene chloride. Yes, it was toxic if the vapors built up BUT it was fast and effective. The replacement is no as immediately toxic but it slowly kills your liver ...
Big difference! I have started stripping baseboards in an old house. Some idiot painted over stained wood! I used citricstrip. It's a total messy nightmare! Looks like I will he trying another product! Thanks! BTW the house is 106 years old.
Thanks! I would have thought citristrip was safer too!
Glad it was helpful!
Thankyou and GOD Bless friend .
Thanks for the test. I have a lot to strip . I bought a vanity from a seller and they said it was red cherry painted white. It turns out it was red cherry painted black and then white.
UGH!!!!! Just take your time and use a LOT of stripper. Be certain to wear a respirator and good gloves!!!